Our enemy is not lack of preparation; it’s not the difficulty of the project or the state of the marketplace or the emptiness of our bank account.
The enemy is our chattering brain, which, if we give it so much as a nanosecond, will start producing excuses, alibis, transparent self-justifications, and a million reasons why we can’t/shouldn’t/won’t do what we know we need to do.
The enemy is resistance!
FROM: DO THE WORK by Steven Pressfield
Steven Pressfield was an advertising copywriter, schoolteacher, tractor-trailer driver, bartender, oilfield roustabout, attendant in a mental hospital, fruit-picker in Washington state, and screenwriter. His struggled to make a living as an author, including the period when he was homeless and living out of the back of his car. His first book, THE LEGEND OF BAGGER VANCE was published in 1995 and turned into a movie in 2000.
REFLECTION:
- Is there something you know you should do but have excuses?
- Examine your resistance.
- How can you lower the volume (or change the tune) on the chattering brain and take a step to do what you know you must to face into your resistance?